I have been working at McDonalds for 9 months now and I gotta say, its my first REAL job.
If you have ever worked a busy fast food store, you probably know how bad the rushes can get during peak hours. You get high schoolers, construction workers, taxi cab drivers, doctors, the elderly, transients, school buses, etc etc..... In the real world, everyone seems to be on a similar schedule. People go to work at 9:00 and get off at 5:00. Students go to school at 8:00 and leave at 3:00. Lunch starts at 12:00, etc... Many of these people order millions of dollar menu items in a single order. So what you get is one huge gang bang rush 20 minutes before the top of the hour, then its dead till the next rush.
When there is a rush and im working grill, IM IN THE ZONE. It is impossible to survive unless you are moving at a near inhuman rate of speed. My muscle memory feels like it has increased significantly since Ive been working there. Not only that, my ability to recognize english words in a spanish accent is great because I work with many poor english speaking hispanics. Im able to take grease burns like its nothing. My perception of time is great and Im able to know about how many seconds has elapsed without counting. I have great precision when it comes to placing items in tight spaces. I am GOD when it comes to playing frogger in the kitchen. You kinda gotta "twist n' dance" your way around others to get somewhere. You gotta be REAL SPECIFIC to throw away a greasy grill glove, because it sticks to your skin.
Am I crazy?????
If you have ever worked a busy fast food store, you probably know how bad the rushes can get during peak hours. You get high schoolers, construction workers, taxi cab drivers, doctors, the elderly, transients, school buses, etc etc..... In the real world, everyone seems to be on a similar schedule. People go to work at 9:00 and get off at 5:00. Students go to school at 8:00 and leave at 3:00. Lunch starts at 12:00, etc... Many of these people order millions of dollar menu items in a single order. So what you get is one huge gang bang rush 20 minutes before the top of the hour, then its dead till the next rush.
When there is a rush and im working grill, IM IN THE ZONE. It is impossible to survive unless you are moving at a near inhuman rate of speed. My muscle memory feels like it has increased significantly since Ive been working there. Not only that, my ability to recognize english words in a spanish accent is great because I work with many poor english speaking hispanics. Im able to take grease burns like its nothing. My perception of time is great and Im able to know about how many seconds has elapsed without counting. I have great precision when it comes to placing items in tight spaces. I am GOD when it comes to playing frogger in the kitchen. You kinda gotta "twist n' dance" your way around others to get somewhere. You gotta be REAL SPECIFIC to throw away a greasy grill glove, because it sticks to your skin.
Am I crazy?????
